Black holes · 2025

Centaurus A

A galaxy with a booming jet

A nearby galaxy whose central black hole has blasted a jet across the entire system. Dust lanes cut the starlight; X-rays trace the jet.

What you’re hearing

Chandra and IXPE X-rays plus optical. The jet is a directed phrase through a denser, noisier galaxy body.

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NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)

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